Twenty years ago next week, a gunman shot and killed 16 children and their teacher in Dunblane Primary School, before turning the gun on himself. It
remains the deadliest firearms atrocity ever committed in the UK.

People involved in the tragic events of that day have shared their stories in a BBC documentary, several for the first time.

It pleased me that I remembered the name of the teacher, Gwen Mayor, and not the killer.

Life in Scotland was changed after this event. All of our schools are now supposed to have a single entry point for visitors which is secured with a
lock.

Gun ownership law was changed so that firearms clubs were the only way to "enjoy" and practise unless you had some proven need to have a firearm in
your secure possession. Many grumbled that this was an over-reaction but shootings in Scottish schools are as rare as hen's teeth. I think it was the
right thing to do.

We often think of the victims but this programme will give a voice to the survivors. It's important that these voices are heard too.

It is good to give voice to the survivors of any wrong done. We've just had some survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of some clergy visit Rome as
a result of royal commission into child sexual abuse. They were, at least, able to meet with the man who was overseeing the Australian Church at the
time, though their requests for audience with the Pope were supposedly not passed on. I suspect that someone is attempting to "protect" the pontiff
from these "radicals". I would hope that he does hear about this and makes an effort to contact these people. This episode has, at least, given them
some voice.

Strangely enough, they are promoting some newly released "hidden" video of the Port Arthur Massacre, coincidentally, also 20 years ago.